…prefers shopping online
Name: ____________
English Refresher · CEFR A2
Shopping & Money
Compare prices and shop in English. Practice comparatives and superlatives, then check your answers and get a score.
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Speaking
Talk About Shopping
What to do: Practice out loud — alone, with a partner, or in front of a mirror. There is no score for this part. Just speak.
Audio 1Listen to an example
Listen first, then compare your own shops.
Step 1 — Compare two things
- "This (item) is cheaper than that one."
- "These (items) are more expensive than those."
Step 2 — Say which is best
- "This shop has the best prices."
- "It's the cheapest shop in town."
Step 3 — Ask a partner
- "How much is this / are these?"
- "Which shop is cheaper?"
- "Do you prefer cash or card?"
Class Game: Find Someone Who…
Walk around the class. Ask a full question before you write a name. Tap Shuffle for a new set.
…likes looking for bargains
Name: ____________
…usually pays by card
Name: ____________
…bought something this week
Name: ____________
…knows a cheap shop in town
Name: ____________
…hates shopping for clothes
Name: ____________
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Reading
Two Shops
What to do: Read the text. Then answer the questions and tap Check Answers.
Anna wants to buy a new jacket, so she goes to two shops. At City Style, the jacket costs $80. At Maxi Mode, the same jacket costs $60. So the jacket at Maxi Mode is cheaper.
City Style is bigger and more modern, but it is also more expensive. Maxi Mode is smaller, with fewer colors, but the prices are lower.
In the end, Anna buys the jacket at Maxi Mode because she wants to save money. It is the best price in town!
1. How much is the jacket at City Style?
2. Which shop is cheaper?
3. Where does Anna buy the jacket?
4. City Style is ______ than Maxi Mode.
5. Anna buys the cheaper jacket because she wants to…
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Listening
Buying Shoes
What to do: Listen two times. Then complete the sentences and answer the questions.
Audio 2A customer buys shoes
Assistant: Hi, can I help you?
Customer: Yes, how much are these black shoes?
Assistant: They're forty-five dollars.
Customer: And the brown ones?
Assistant: The brown shoes are cheaper — they're thirty-five dollars.
Customer: Can I try on the brown ones in size 40?
Assistant: Of course. Here you are.
Customer: They're really comfortable. I'll take them!
Assistant: Great. That's thirty-five dollars. Cash or card?
Customer: Card, please.
1. The black shoes are ______.
2. The brown shoes are ______ (more / less expensive)?
3. The customer pays by ______.
4. Which shoes does the customer buy?
5. What size does the customer want?
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Grammar
Comparatives & Superlatives
What to do: Write the comparative or superlative of the adjective in brackets.
1. This shop is ______ than that one. (cheap)
2. These shoes are ______ than those. (expensive)
3. It's the ______ price in town! (good)
4. That bag is ______ than this one. (big)
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Word Order
Build the Sentence
What to do: Tap the words in the correct order. Tap a word in your answer to put it back. Then tap Check Answers.
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Ranking
Cheapest to Most Expensive
What to do: Tap the items in order, from the cheapest to the most expensive. Then tap Check Answers.
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Writing
Compare Two Shops
What to do: Write 5–6 sentences comparing two shops or two products. There is no automatic score — use the checklist to check your own work.
Example: "There are two shops near my house. The supermarket is bigger and cheaper, but the small shop is closer and friendlier. The supermarket has the best prices, but the small shop has the freshest bread. I usually go to the supermarket because it's cheaper."
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